The Boulder Junction Shooting Range will hold a youth shooting instruction program Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. from June 6 to July 11.

No program will be held July 4. Instruction will be limited to 10 youth shooters between the ages of 12 and 17, who must be accompanied by an adult.

Participants will learn gun and shooting safety

Gould gets repeat gold for female division

The 17th annual Journeys Marathon saw two repeat winners in the 26.2-mile race Saturday, as Matt Radtke of Merrill won the overall event and Laura Gould of Stevens Point took first in the female division for the second year straight.

The race started just west of Star Lake and ended at Riverview Park in Eagle River.

Radtke, who won at Journeys last year and took second in 2010, ran the marathon in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 33 seconds.

For the females, it was Gould crossing the finish

The Northland Pines base­ball team played eight games in the past 12 days as the Eagles try to make up games missed earlier in the season due to the late spring.

During that stretch of eight games, the Eagles played four doubleheaders against Great Northern Conference (GNC) opponents.

On Tuesday, April 30, the Eagles lost a twin bill to Antigo 8-1 and 7-3.

Blake Molkentine was the leader at the plate for Pines going 4-for-6 with a walk, a stolen base and an RBI. Shane Levan also had a strong night at the plate going 3-for-4 with a run scored.

In game one, Brandon Wallace pitched a complete game

Northland Pines athletic teams will benefit from a golf scramble planned at Eagle River Golf Course Saturday, June 22.

The Northland Pines football team is organizing the event, but other Eagle sports teams will benefit from the inaugural four-person scramble.

Woody Ahlborn, who is helping organize the event with head football coach Eric Swanson and the rest of the football staff, said 25% of all proceeds will be given to the Northland Pines activity account, with the remaining 75% to be used to purchase new equipment for the football team.

The cost for the golf scramble is $85 per person. The fee includes

In a week full of makeup games, the Three Lakes Lady Jays softball team played four Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) doubleheader matches last week.

They defeated White Lake 18-0 and 13-1; beat Elcho 16-0 and 13-9; beat Laona-Wabeno 8-7 and lost 3-2; and defeated Crandon 16-0 and 17-14 to go 7-1 on the week.

“The week was quite the whirlwind, and I feel we came out of it pretty good,” said Three Lakes coach Tony Lorbetske. “We have had to overcome some tough elements this year, just like everyone else. We feel confident moving forward.”

The Lady Jays got started in conference play about four weeks

The Northland Pines boys track team took second place in the Hatchet Invite last Tuesday, despite leading for the majority of the meet.

Mosinee won the meet with 142 points, followed by Pines with 138, Tomahawk with 108, Rhinelander with 87, Hurley with 48, Mercer with 23 and Ladysmith with eight.

Evan Hartwig took first in the 300-meter hurdles, second in the 110-meter hurdles, and led off a second-place 4x200-meter relay team with Jacob Bozic, Sean McCormack and Dylan Weber.

Johnny Schwenn took first in the 400-meter

The Phelps High School baseball team started the season off with a 6-4 Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) win in White Lake, but lost 22-4 to Florence and 11-1 Laona-Wabeno in subsequent games.

Against White Lake, Robby Doppke recorded his first win as pitcher and hit 3-for-3 with three RBIs.

“I feel we are making strides for the program,” said Knights coach Alex Sjogren. “The win against White Lake was huge for our team. We have low numbers, but our kids are committed to play well.”

The coach added that a number of players have made strides this season in their playing.

“Robby Doppke has stepped up very well as a leader for our team, and we have had

The Northland Pines girls soccer team won two out of five games last week and split two one-goal games in the Great Northern Conference (GNC).

The Eagles opened  the week with a 2-1 victory over Lakeland in the GNC last Tuesday.

Pines got on the board first when Paige Healy scored off a nice cross from Molly Robinson.

“Healy was at the right place at the right time and finished well,” said Pines coach Wendy McCormack. “We did a good job

The Northland Pines High School girls track team took third place at the Hatchet Invite last Tuesday, defeating Rhinelander, Hurley, Ladysmith and Mercer.

Tomahawk won the meet and Mosinee took second place.

“Tomahawk and Mosinee both have great teams that edged us out but overall